Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons—

“Did I ask you for a son, my lord?” she said. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t raise my hopes’?”

We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.

Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,

“What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?

The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope.

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”

Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.

“At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.

If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,

where then is my hope— who can see any hope for me?

He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.

For what hope have the godless when they are cut off, when God takes away their life?

Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.

Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.

Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,

Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.

For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

ז Zayin

Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

כ Kaph

My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.

I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.

the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.

The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.

For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”

Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.”

My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.

Judgment and Hope

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?

We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror.

Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.

You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?

Have you rejected Judah completely? Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror.

Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this.

Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

So there is hope for your descendants,” declares the Lord. “Your children will return to their own land.

Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.’

So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Let him bury his face in the dust— there may yet be hope.

“‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.

Hope for the Mountains of Israel

“Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.

Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’

There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted.

Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

In his name the nations will put their hope.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort.

but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.

“But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope,

Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.

When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”

and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.

This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.”

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that,

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

The Ministry of Reconciliation

Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.

Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand,

Paul and the False Apostles

I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me!

For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.

I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.

the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel

if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?

Believers Who Have Died

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Reasons for Paul’s Instructions

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,

That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.

The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.

We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.

God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Faith in Action

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Be Holy

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.